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Yasser Alonto Balindong | |
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Assumed office November 7, 2023 | |
Speaker | |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Lanao del Sur's 2nd district | |
Assumed office June 30,2019 | |
Preceded by | Mauyag Papandayan Jr. |
Vice Governor of Lanao del Sur | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Governor | Mamintal Adiong Sr. |
Succeeded by | Basher Dimalaang Manala |
Member of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly from Lanao del Sur's 2nd district | |
In office 2005–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lanao del Sur,Philippines | February 28,1974
Political party | Lakas–CMD |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (B.A.) San Beda College (LL.B.) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Yasser Alonto Balindong (born February 28,1974) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has served as the representative for Lanao del Sur's second district since 2019. A member of Lakas,he has also served as a deputy speaker since November 2023.
Balindong was born on February 28,1974. He earned his degree in political science from the University of the Philippines Diliman and later pursued law at San Beda College. [1]
He is the son of Atty. Pangalian Balindong,who served as the Former House Deputy Speaker and current Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliament Speaker. [2]
Balindong began his political career as an assemblyman in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He then served as Vice Governor of Lanao del Sur from 2001 to 2004.
In 2019,he was elected as representative of Lanao del Sur’s 2nd District. He has since been re-elected,serving his third consecutive term in the House of Representatives.
He rose to the post of Deputy Speaker in the 19th Congress following a House reorganization in November 2023,after the demotion of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Davao City Representative Isidro Ungab. [1] [3]
Balindong supported the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. He is also one of the principal authors of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund under the Marcos administration.